Be still, Cody

[Talwynhawkins]

amazing.

[cesargarzan96]

i had a dog named cody

[goofygoat2009]

what a cruel asshole thing to do to cody..wes anderson sucks for writing this part--screw him.

[0gwai]

@goofygoat2009 umad, bro?

[mrgrummus]

@goofygoat2009 Good god are you an idiot.

[breakfasttomorrow]

@goofygoat2009 i doubt they really hit the dog. haha. i mean, people get shot in the movie too does that piss you off? haha.

[tlv156]

@goofygoat2009 You've got to be kidding me. You're really going to go there?  People like you should be sterilized.

[dmohr7]

jeff goldblum hasnt changed in thirty years hes 59 now and hes barely got grey hair

[goofygoat2009]

@dmohr7 i met him and hes stunning

[pfergee]

some guys jacked money out of my dads car, and their was a dog outside. naturally i responded with "those fucking amatuers. You left your dog, idiots!"

[weekapaugGroovn]

lol



[mrzipdisk]

Real Book on the couch. FTW!

[houdinibowler]

best movie.

[pfergee]

Fucking amatuers! They left their dog!

[crocodilewerewolf]

This is the single greatest Jeff Goldblum moment in the history of the world.

[robsouthyorkshireuk]

@sameel3 "articulate the mechanism of the joke"!? Talk about pretentions jerks... I think you need a drink and the love of a good woman.

[Monkeythrowspoo]

rest in peace cody is what he should have said

[sameel3]

I've searched through every single comment attached to this video, and not once have I come across a satisfactory explanation for why this scene should be considered funny. Then people wonder why as Wes Anderson fans they're called 'pretentious jerks'.

For almost everything I've ever found funny I can articulate the mechanism of the joke, and explain the reasoning behind it - something which a great many Wes Anderson fans seem to be unable to do when talking about parts of his films.

[spidergoose]

@sameel3 Fine. First of all, Zizzou made up the dog's name on the spot. Then, there was the way that Hennessey whacked another person's dog out of nowhere -- it was unexpected, and the way he deadpans this exchange further makes it funny. Also, there is the fact that he is striking a whimpering, three-legged dog with a newspaper -- Hennessey's character is that he is a smug asshole (maybe he likes Wes Anderson movies?) and this scene feeds into that.

[MrMrdswoods]

@spidergoose haha any joke whose "mechanisms can be articulated" sounds like one I don't want to hear.

[spidergoose]

@MrMrdswoods hey, he's the one who asked, I just laugh my ass off when i see the movie

[MrMrdswoods]

@spidergoose yeah I was making fun of him, not you. Your breakdown of why this is funny made me like it even more, what gets me is the pure brutality of the smack, it sound like he's trying to kill it, and then the way Bill Murray glances up at him right after is too funny for words.

[spidergoose]

@sameel3 I don't expect this is going to suddenly make you find the scene or the entire movie funny, but that is why other people think it is funny.

[sameel3]

@spidergoose Hmm, well ty for responding :D

You're underlying implication must be right. We must just have different criteria for humour. All of those things are appreciably present, without need for explanation, they just aren't a cause for laughter with me.

[evanreechards]

@sameel3

Did you even watch the movie?

"This guys a bigtime asshole, hogs up all the grant money."

[WallyWadeMovies]

I laughed so fucking hard when i first saw this. It was unexpected. Clever, too. This is how i tell it to my friends who have not seen this movie, "Okay, so the scene is with Jeff Goldblum, and he folds a news paper and smacks a whining, 3-legged dog in the side of the face to shut him up." Everybody starts laughing.

[CJman327]

This is a cliche, but I'm doing it anyway. 3 people were hit with newspapers by Alistair Hennessey.

[colinmccubbin]

just got a puppy. guess what i named it....

[tolstoythegreat]

@colinmccubbin Be Still?

[DirtyDanMayne]

im so pissed i wanna spit

[friskyMINX22]

God, the dog sounds like my "whinearemer"

[sammyboy0425]

gets me every time hahaha

[geebee2501]

Can some of you stop over analyzing this scene for fucks sake? Just enjoy it.

[PUSPUSinthaBUSHBUSH]

haha the look on murray's face

[RandreM]

Wes Anderson is so...amazing =]

[ScorchConch]

Guy hit the fuck outta that dog!

HaHaHa!

[Goatoftheforest]

poor cody : (

[mellisco]

Lol this is funny as hell, just seeing the title of this video made my lol!

[bluefinz27]

Hehe.. well now i know why Steve had that sly look of pleasure on his face when he found Alistair Hennessey's/Jeff Goldblums wrecked vessel!

Great film <3 <3 <3

.

[filmguy531]

So Funny, I forgot about this part.  Fantastic use of sound and cutaway, he doesn't actually hit the dog, so relax.

[RobertGoulet298]

@filmguy531 Not a cutaway. It's a cut on action. And yes, it's very well done.

[filmguy531]

@RobertGoulet298

The definition of a cutaway from Webster and in film terminology is-In film, a cutaway is the interruption of a continuously filmed action by inserting a view of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cutback to the first shot. Cut on Action usually refers to cutting to the other side of the 180 degree rule, Such as running off to open a door, and then cutting on to another shot of the door opening and the character entering.

[RobertGoulet298]

@filmguy531 What's happening in this scene isn't what is being defined in your definition.They cut from a shot of Goldblum to a tighter shot of the same thing. If it was a cutaway, they would be cutting from the shot of Goldblum to something else happening in the scene, for example, Murray's facial reaction, or someone else in the same space as the scene. In this case, they cut from a wide shot of Goldblum to a tighter shot of the same thing and they cut on the action of Goldblum swinging.

[filmguy531]

@RobertGoulet298 Yes, it does, it does cut to Murray's facial reaction. A cutaway many times can be a wide shot to an extreme closeup. What you are referring to is ironically "A Dog Cut" which is when an editor is missing film or the shot is incomplete so they cut to a random object to avoid a jump cut. Its not a typical cutaway because its a Wes Anderson film, but it is still a cutaway.

[RobertGoulet298]

@filmguy531 Okay. You're probably right. But what I was describing can be a cutaway too, can't it? It doesn't have to be a "dog cut" as you called it. If the editor cuts to a reaction of another character in the scene for emotional effect or something like that, and then back to the original shot, that's a cutaway, no?

[expatkobenhavnblog]

@filmguy531 This isn't a dog cut. There is continuous movement which is shown through the two cuts, and therefore is not a cut to an inanimate object. Robert Goulet was a bit closer than you, as it is a 'match on action'. That's film art 101, you arrogant douche-nozzle.

(if you want a citation--->Film Art, 8th Ed., Bordwell and Thompsen, pp.236-237.)

[filmguy531]

@expatkobenhavnblog

Maybe its a continuous cut to someone who knows nothing about film, but that is a cut, and in the absolute case is still a cutaway. Match on Action is the same thing as cutting on action, which in can also be called the Dog Cut. Go Back to film school, then again they dont teach the Dog Cut there.

[expatkobenhavnblog]

Mmmm, so your argument is "you're wrong because they don't teach my made up film term at university". Bravo. You are correct in arguing that this is a cut, clearly it is. However, Goulet is right. What is happening in this scene is a match on action, an action is begun before the cut, in shot A, and is shown through B. There is no "missing film" and the shot is not "incomplete". If I had to guess, they just didn't want to actually hit the dog.

[zerfsun]

@expatkobenhavnblog wow, it takes a film school diploma to figure out that they didn't want to show the dog being hit? bravo.

[theBeorn]

@filmguy531 filmguy, you probably know all the theory but can't do anything good in practice. the problem with film school is that they teach all the rules and students feel that if they break them they're bad directors or editors, etc. well, this movie is just a HUGE MIDDLE FINGER to all of you, good for nothing filmmakers.

[saphriaofhogwarts]

OMG HE SMACKED THE DOG!!!! :(

[xanthromera]

Pisser.

[Pickpocket]

jeff goldblum is watching you poop

[johnhorus1]

lol the 2 ppl who gave this comment a negative apparantly dont know what its from XD

[agalloway87]

Actually you can't kill Jeff Goldblum. He's a deity of sorts, as is Bill Murray.

[spideymayne]

ROFL. That's a movie title waiting to happen. YOU CAN'T KILL JEFF GOLDBLUM.

[agalloway87]

And the sequel...

Jeff Goldblum: God

[CheddarBob39]

@agalloway87

That was aaaahhhhhhhh um a very Jeff GOLDblumesque way of putting it, i like. aaahhh hahahaha aaaahhhhhhhhh ha.

[tangerinehippie]

So gooooddd... my two favorite actors together on screen, what could be better? Oh yeah, and it's a Wes Anderson film. Fuck yes.

[YukiKirai]

Funny how Steve just watches Goldblum totally bodsmacked when he hits the dog. This is pure gold.

[charlesreilly]

(camera rolling)

SZ: "We forgot Cody! We have to go back!"

(camera shuts off)

SZ: "So long, Cody."

[dreadleader]

lol what a bastard!

[starloft3]

people also forget how awesome it is that steve zissou just names the dog on the spot

[cubanscarface]

awesome?

he could have named the dog anything.

[NSOUUL7]

having watched the film..it´s entirely in Goldblums character to smack the dog, as he wants an attentive audience. And it is a funny scene, but the bond company stooge " we f***ing stole it man" is better. Mmmm.

[duffelbagbrian]

Haha, that part is so funny.

[MPG350]

whats funny is that is not his dog yet he hits it

[UEVCS]

poor Cody with 3 legs:)

[duanetje]

smacking a dog with a newspaper is a common trick to make sure he stops doing something annoying / something that he's not supposed to do. This scene also displays (once again) Goldblum's superior knowledge of the animal kingdom.

+ It's fucking funny.

[jacquixjuicebox]

shoulda punched ali out.

[candyman21xx]

this was the one scene in the film that i just didn't get. i don't understand why it's funny.

[jackiehallam62]

What the hell was that?

[Olio89]

Funniest scene ever.

[NUMB3RSLUV3R]

I don't care that he just punched a dog, he's the amazing Jeff Goldblum :)

[genxdude1991]

I think it's cruel, but at the same time it's still funny to me.

[asb3stos]

It's still funny to me too, and will continue it's level of funniness forever more

[bigbluedinosaur]

Bwaaaaaa ha ha!!!!

[minohawc]

Be still, MagusAugury

[dorymcphee]

Yes, because he definitely actually DID hit the dog. It's a film, he's acting, it's not real.

[RickyGums]

BRILLIANT! HAHAHAHAAAARGH,

[Bremerxxxx]

Bye Cody.

[argentofan123]

Bahahaha. We have to go back for Cody!

[duffelbagbrian]

Haha,  and then everybody just looks at him... "Good bye, Cody."

[RoboDouche]

Jeff Goldblum and Bill Murray sharing a scene. It's the way it was meant to be.

[OhYeahKhairiya]

I love this scene!

[CultSphere98]

Goldblum is the man !!@ well next to bill murray of course =0)

[kardon47]

This is one of the best scenes in the movie.

[MattHood]

yeah and then we can all cry and eat a carrot and some tofu.

[curran18]

fucking right! lol

[agoober579]

haha

[AnonymousViewer]

Oh yeah cody's still alright, still and unconscious.

[painteddakotastorm]

poor cody

[thevoicewithoutaface]

BEST SCENE IN THE MOVIE, AHHAHA

[pescespadaisland]

apparently some crooked fuckers stripped my sea lab.

probably the same dudes

[kaduf999]

they made soup out of my research turtles

[baytownbert2]

I absolutely love this scene!

[GerhardFourie]

this is one of the funniest scenes ive ever seen in any movie

[natfunk71]

That's fucking funny shit, but I would kick his ass if it were real. The best part is when he sees the bond company stooge drinking from his espresso machine...."We fucking stole it man."

[BonelessPanic]

Yeah that's a hilarious part too. One of the funniest parts was when he found out his cat died he's like "How did it happen?" his friends like "A rattlesnake bit it in the throat!" LMAO

[Panzerschrek1945]

And then he gets mad. he says damnit why do you have to say it like that! Even though he doesnt know what kinda cat it was.

[jamfongohno]

No three-legged animals were harmed in the making of this film.

[WickedLiquid]

LOL, poor cody.

[Laurenan69]

bwahaha ... i love that movie..

[snoopy8me]

LMFAO! THAT IS FUNNY S-!

[CampbellTime]

Baaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha­!!

Thank you for posting this! I almost died laughing in the theater - and again right now!

[blpetty]

I love this movie. My sister is crazy about dogs, so when one of her black lab christmas ornament's legs broke off, we named him "Cody"

:D

[dammitdexter]

Man I love Jeff Goldblum!

[skdlsaa]

hahahhah this scene cracks me lol. I love this movie. I guess it is this kind of subtle jokes that people find it hard to understand in Wes's movies. Having said this, even myself get to appreciate it in second view,ng of the movie!

[Gambino199]

ROFL!!! Goldblum at his best, the man doesn't act he just plays himself in every movie...clearly genius!

[wolf5901]

friggin wack him one lol.

[wndrw982]

haha love this scene

[grabitgee]

Wow, this is seriously one of my favorite things in this movie. I've been dying to show this to a friend of mine and now I can. You win.